Close-up of the drop tower capsulePhoto: ZARM Drop Tower Operation and Service Company A team of scientists announced they have harvested hydrogen from water in microgravity—a proof-of-principle test that may one day lead to a way to acquire fuel or other resources during a long-distance, crewed space mission. Long-term space travel involves many difficult problems…

A previous Russian Progress cargo ship docked to the Pirs docking compartment of the International Space Station.Image: NASA A Russian-built spacecraft has reached the International Space Station in less than four hours, making it the fastest supply mission to space in history. At 5:51pm ET on July 9, a Progress 70 supply freighter blasted off…

Photo: lindsayfox (Pixabay) One of the biggest arguments in favor of vaping is that it can help people ease themselves away from their addiction to tobacco smoking. But a new study published this week in PLoS One seems to offer a strong rebuttal to that line of thought. It suggests that people who use both…

Photo: AP Contrary to earlier reports, Orlando police confirmed Monday they will renew a contract with Amazon to pilot its controversial face recognition software, Rekognition—a move that is sure to reignite concerns of privacy and civil liberties advocates who have pushed back against law enforcement’s use of the technology. The American Civil Liberties Union released…

A lot of these community lenses aren’t exactly good.Photo: Patrick Lucas Austin (Gizmodo) Today Snapchat announced its newest feature, Lens Explorer, which makes the social network a little more communal by letting users easily access Snap’s repository of user-created Lenses. While the variety is nice, incorporating user-generated content has its downsides: More often than not,…

Photo: Getty Imagine being an engineer at Apple, one of the most coveted positions in tech. On top of it, you work in the ultra-secret autonomous car division. And you blow it all by leaving for a startup in China and stealing Apple’s trade secrets on the way out the door. That’s what authorities believe…